Morocco on your plate
But not for long. Even skeptics join the Clean Plate Club after this one. Moroccan Orange & Olive Salad. Amazingly delicious flavor combination, maybe an addictive one. I could eat this once or twice a week.
Sauce on the bottom: Pasta Giardiniera
Not a recipe. A technique. A really simple, basic one that makes every pasta dish superior. Try this next time it's pasta time at your house. Better, richer flavor for any sauce you use. For no extra cost and just two extra minutes of your time.
Living Room Olympics: Skating. In place.
Let the games begin. The good news: you're too late to qualify for the team. So let's skate in place. Your place. No skates. No ice. No mittens. But almost all the exercise benefits of real skating. In front of the TV. While you watch the Olympians skate around ovals.
Slower Sunday: Snail Pace Training
You wanna know what slow is? I'll show you what slow is. This'll win the Super Bowl of Slow.
Super Bowl Snack of the Year: Duqqa Dip
Two steps: dip bread into olive oil to moisten it, then dip it into this mix of oven-toasted, crushed walnuts, dried cherries and cumin seeds. Say what? Trust me - it's addictively delicious and its nutritional content sounds like an intensive health food intervention. Go team!
Warm Winter Hiking. Cactus included.
I knew the Coronado National Forest was full of them. I just didn't know they looked like cartoons. Here they are. Thousands of them. For miles. Walk this whole 16-mile trail outside Tucson, Arizona. 5 or 6 great hours. More than 2,000 calories burned. The temperature: in the high 60s F. About the same as Phoenix, 100 miles away. A little too warm for football. Ya think?
Bananas Gone Wild
Banana Ceviche. Really. Delicious. Sweet and soft. Bright and spicy. A great Super Bowl snack. Super tasty and satisfying. Way Better than junk snacks. And Cheaper. Bananas. They're not just for Cheerios any more.
Rice & Beans in Nepal
Daal bhaat tarkari: lentils, rice, curried vegetables. The staple meal of Nepal and much of India. Fragrant curry and Better Cheaper protein. An easy and delicious way into the flavor and health benefits of beans and grains.
Pulled Pork with Second-Hand Smoke
You have to try this. It's amazingly delicious and ridiculously easy. Tastes and smells like great barbecue. Melts in your mouth. Kathy says it's "awesome" - and she doesn't usually eat stuff like this or use words like that. You won't believe how I made this.
Great Balls of Exercise: Front Raises
Strengthen your shoulder, arm and chest muscles by squeezing this really big exercise ball between your hands. And raising it above your head. Use your core, back and leg muscles, to balance while you're top-heavy. Strengthen many muscles at once. Very time-efficient.